Causes Of Procrastination

There are many causes of procrastination but the main two seem to be either psychological or physiological problems that a person is suffering from. Below we will look a little more closely at these two causes and some others as well. 1 Generally speaking Psychological reasons can vary greatly but is is usually possible to categorize them as follows:-

Anxiety - People feel anxious when looking at tasks that they need to complete.

A low sense of self worth - Often these people do not feel that they have the abilities in order to complete any task or project that they have set themselves or that has been set by others.

Self Defeating Mentality - Such people feel that they are going to fail even before they commence the task or project. 

For such people they may find that they will unconsciously over or underestimate the scale of the task in hand and this is when procrastination is likely to become a habit with them. 2. Physiological reasons for procrastination can usually be traced to the prefrontal cortex area of the brain. Among many useful tasks the P.F.C helps to filter out distractions that surround us and controls functions like planning.

Physiological Reasons for procrastination can be caused by damage to this are of the brain. A lower than normal level of activation may also lead to physiological procrastination. A classic symptom of this kind of procrastination is the inability to filter out distractions and a distinct lack of organisation. Others may procrastinate as they feel the work involved is too complicated and so the only way that a person can really deal with such a situation is as follows. They need to divide the task in hand up into smaller pieces and then perform each part one at a time, but they must provide themselves with a deadline for when they need to complete it by.

If you suffer from procrastination on a regular basis there are several things you can do. A visit to a doctor or therapist should be considered and psychiatrists have been know to have excellent results with procrastinators. You should also consider a program like procrastination blaster which in many cases to quickly tackle your procrastination.